Vladimir Putin just said

Kievan Rus gave rise to what would eventually become russia... so in fact russia owes its very existence to Kyiv.

It’s time for Ukrainians to remind the russian barbarians of that awkward fact.

Kyiv is older and has more history than Moscow.....so short answer No. Long answer Fuck No.

By the very same logic, are we (🇮🇹) entitled to claim ownership of (most of) the rest of the continent and north Africa too?

Ya know, Romans built a lot of sh*t, way more than Russian Tsars and Bolsheviks did

Even a casual glance through the history of that region would tell you that is total bollocks.

Well modern Canada was largely built by Americans so.....

So by that logic he is waging war on his own country......

No, he is wrong. Ukrainians have lived under the wings of Russia way to long, and they did not like it.

Not really.

It does, however, provide a clear profile of the nouveau empire builders, trying to recreate past powerful empires.

Putin in Russia
Xi in China
Erdogan in Turkey

Yesterday, the Chinese Foreign Minister was fuming, because the Republic of Somaliland refused to "unfriend" the Republic of Taiwan on its official Facebook account.

I think there is a layer of communist ganache between the tsars and bolsheviks which makes it extra delicious

Some parts of Ukraine, not the whole of it. Western Ukraine used to belong to Poland.

He is only partially correct.

It doesn't really matter -. Nobody gets housing and infrastructure unless they kill some other bunch and make em homeless.

It may have been in the past.
This is all about territory.